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This chapter presents various scenarios of procedures within the scope of emergency medicine in question and answer format. It contains a variety of cases designed to stimulate thought and further reading.

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Question 1

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Question 2

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Question 3

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Question 4

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Question 5

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Question 6

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Question 7

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Question 8

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Question 9

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Question 10

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Question 11

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Question 12

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Question 13

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Question 14

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Question 15

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Question 16

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Question 17

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Question 18

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Question 19

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Question 20

  • Elden LM, et al. Otolaryngologic emergencies. In: Fleisher GR, Ludwig S, editors. Textbook of pediatric emergency medicine. 4th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2010. p. 1545–59.

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Question 21

  • Alleemudder D. Positive pressure technique for removal of nasal foreign bodies. Otorhinolaryngology. 2007;71(11):1809–11.

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Question 22

  • Schwartz G. Reducing a rectal prolapse. In: King C, Henretig FM, editors. Textbook of pediatric emergency procedures. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2008. p. 859–62.

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Question 24

  • Babcock Cimpello L, et al. Illustrated techniques of pediatric emergency procedures. In: Fleisher GR, Ludwig S, editors. Textbook of pediatric emergency medicine. 4th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2010. p. 1804.

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  1. Sidra Medical and Research Center, Doha, Qatar

    Barbara Blackie

  2. Emergency Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar

    Ehab Said Aki

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, Lincoln Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA

    Muhammad Waseem

  2. Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Service Line Quality Director,Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics Service Line, Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, North Shore University Hospital Manhasset, New York, NY, USA

    Isabel A. Barata

  3. Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, SUNY Downstate/Kings County Hospital Center, New York, NY, USA

    Jennifer H. Chao

  4. Emergency Medicine,Associate Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency, Assistant Professor, Department of EM and Pediatrics, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, New York, NY, USA

    David Foster

  5. Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA

    Noah Kondamudi

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Blackie, B., Aki, E.S. (2020). Procedures. In: Waseem, M., Barata, I., Chao, J., Foster, D., Kondamudi, N. (eds) Prepare for the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Board Examination. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28372-8_27

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